Fender Stage 112SE

The Fender Stage 112SE is a 160 Wattt RMS, two channel foot switchable solid-state amp (footswitch included). It has effects loops but no headphone jack. It's the greatest practice amp on the planet as far as I'm concerned. You can easily get a great bluesy sound from this amp. I only wish the amp had wheels as it is slightly heavy (45lbs) and hauling it to practice gets annoying.

I mainly play blues and alternative music and this amp suits those styles just fine. The amp spans the spectrum of clean to metal cruncy. It's not noisy compared to my Blues DeVille. I've played a Fender LoneStar strat, Fender Mexi-strat, and a Charvel-Jackson through it and they all sound great.

I've only had it for a couple of months. No breakdowns.

I would buy it again. It's not as good as my Blues DeVille 4x10, but it is very close. I compared it to the Roland Blues Cube BC-60 and the Peavey Bandit 112. I couldn't tell the difference between the various brands (hey, at least I'm honest) and went with Fender because all things being equal, Fenders retain their value better.

Channel switching (2), solid state, fx loop, 105w as is, 160W w/extension spkr, reverb. Feature laden SS amp, has everything I want in a combo except tubes. I have used it with and without an extension spkr. Clean channel has b,m,t, drive has gain , contour, plus tones.

I play rock, country, no metal or grunge. This amp is one of the best sounding SS amps I have ever played through. It has excellent clean tones. The drive channel is good as well, but I primarily use pedals for distortion (Boss BD-2, DS-1). I mainly play a Telecaster, but I have used it a lot with a Strat. I give it an 8 overall, mainly because I have a '71 Bassman that is a 10.

I bought the amp in March 94. In two years of daily abuse, including a lot of travel to practice and gigs, it has performed flawlessly. I have retired it from gigs since I got the Bassman, but I still use it for practice with the guys because it is a combo and it is easier to haul. I never go on a gig without a backup amp, but if I had to, this would be the one. It has never broken in 2 years.

It has never broke. I am not sure about the warranty.

In the same situation I would buy it again. At the time I could not afford a new tube amp with that kind of power. With simple pedals I can get any kind of sound I want. I compared it directly with a Peavey Bandit for tone. No comparison. The drive channel was noticeably better (with a Strat). I don't dislike anything about this amp.

A two channel solid-state amp, with 1 12" Fender speaker, reverb. The amp is channel switchable. This amp, in a nutsehll is the closest SS unit to match the warmth of tube amps that I have heard. F/X loops and line outs are on the front panel. The amp is rated at 160W; suffice to say it is LOUD.

I cannot think of another amp in the price range as versatile. With the footswitch, I go from clean (great country twang with a Telecaster) to overdrive. The overdrive channel features a midrange contour control which shapes the sounds from a tube like warmth to a solid-state shred.

I've only had it for three months. No problems as yet.

I work directly through the dealer, so customer service is really based more on the dealer than anything else.

The amp sounds great on its own. Add a closed back extension cabinet ($100-$150) and a tube driven preamp ($100-$300), and for $800-$900 bucks you have a setup that can match anything short of the $1,500 + plus range of amplifiers.